Causes of cough with yellow phlegm What is the cause of cough with yellow phlegm

Cough with yellow phlegm is bronchitis caused by respiratory tract infection, and anti-inflammatory drugs and anti-asthma drugs can be used**. Generally, you can choose azithromycin and docophylline drips, you can drink strong batches to relieve cough syrup, drink more water, pay attention to rest.

1. Common cold, the common cold has symptoms of coughing up yellow sputum in the acute period, and is mostly accompanied by nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat and other symptoms. 2. In acute laryngitis, bacteria multiply in the throat, causing increased secretion of glands in the throat, and the symptoms of coughing up yellow sputum are accompanied by sore throat. 3. Acute tracheobronchitis is characterized by cough and sputum, and yellow sputum is often coughed up when bacterial infection occurs.

4. Pneumonia, which is more common in pneumonia caused by gram-positive bacterial infection, accompanied by fever.

Cough with yellow phlegm may be due to suppuration of the respiratory tract**. If the patient coughs with fever, yellow sputum and other symptoms, we consider acute bronchitis or pneumonia to be more likely, and antibiotics should be used aggressively**. At the same time, you can also drink Fuqin Yanqing tea to relieve cough and phlegm.

Guidelines for cough medication.

1. Xinwen antidote.

Cough without wind and cold, belonging to the wind and heat attack the lungs, nasopharyngeal dryness or long-term cough, pulmonary carbuncles, tuberculosis, lung cancer, remember to be cautious with ephedra, cinnamon branches, fine spices, dry ginger products, so as not to cause the disadvantages of holding the salary to fight the fire, the more the lung yin is consumed, the more the righteous qi is weaker, and the heat is more intense.

2. Heat-clearing medicine.

Heat-clearing drugs should not be confused with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory Western medicines, and the use of heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs regardless of cold, heat, deficiency and reality is not only beneficial but also harmful. There are four indications for the use of heat-clearing drugs, namely, fever, yellow sputum, elevated white blood cells, and red and yellow tongue. The heat-clearing medicines used include honeysuckle, houttuynia cordata, chonglou, and northern bean root.

3. Phlegm dissolving medicine.

Phlegm-reducing drugs are more warm and dry, wind and heat attack the lungs or dry and evil hurt the lungs, and there is no phlegm or less phlegm and dry throat, use phlegm-reducing drugs with caution.

Cough is the most common clinical symptom and is more common in respiratory diseases. Cough accompanied by yellow phlegm, indicating an infection, i.e., infectious cough, is mainly due to the following reasons:1.

Cold, the acute stage of the cold has the symptoms of cough with yellow sputum, often accompanied by nasal congestion, runny nose, and sore throat. 2.In acute laryngitis, bacteria multiply in the throat, resulting in increased secretion of glands in the throat, cough with yellow phlegm, and sore throat.

3.The main manifestations of acute tracheobronchitis are cough, sputum production, and yellow sputum often produced in the event of bacterial infection. 4. Pneumonia, mostly seen in pneumonia caused by gram-positive bacterial infection, accompanied by fever symptoms.

There are many reasons for patients to cough with yellow sputum, such as acute pharyngitis, bronchiectasis, acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc.

1. If the patient's throat is inflamed, there may be a manifestation of coughing up yellow sputum, such as acute pharyngitis, bronchiectasis, acute attack of chronic bronchitis or acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;

2. It is recommended that patients do imaging examination or sputum culture to clarify the type of bacteria in the sputum, which is helpful to reasonably select antibiotics and avoid the abuse of antibiotics;

3. If a patient with bronchiectasis with cough and yellow sputum has acute exacerbations, it may be necessary to use antibiotics**.